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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
1062
3896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
227
1021
3825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
472
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
467
1832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
48
441
1751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
47
440
1749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
175
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
65
401
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
6
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
6 Genera with 61 Species
Actinacantha Simon, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver53SpeciesTaxom
Talthybia Thorell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
61 Species
Actinacantha maculata Doleschall, 1857
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Caerostris indica Embrik Strand, 1915
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris paradoxa (Pocock, 1900)⇒ Caerostris sumatrana Embrik Strand, 1915
Caerostris sumatrana Embrik Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha alba (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha annamita (Simon, 1886)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha annulipes (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha biolleyi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha borbonica (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha bradleyi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Gasteracantha brevispina (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha callida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha canestrinii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha canningensis (Stoliczka, 1869)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha columbiae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha elliptica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha flavida (Hasselt, 1882)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha formosana (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha guttata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha hilaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha insulana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha kochii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha kuhlii (C. L. Koch, 1837)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha leucomelaena (Thorell, 1887)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha leucomelas (Simon, 1904)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha mammosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha mascula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha mastoidea (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha maura (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha moesta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha nabona (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha observatrix (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha oldendorffii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha pallida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phoroncidia nicoleti Carl Friedri..., 1942
Gasteracantha picea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha proboscidea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha quadridens (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha raimondii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha rufospinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha sola (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha sparsa (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha suminata (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha velitaris (C. L. Koch, 1837)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Talthybia depressa Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in Taiwan
TribeCaerostrini
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
3
55
Genera
Species

Taxom